Use of Laser in Sleep Disorders: A Review on Low Laser Uvulopalatoplasty

Table 5

Type of laser, location, and wavelength.

S.No	Author	Publication year	Laser type	Location	Wavelength
1.	Usumez et al.	2016	Er:YAG laser	Soft palate	2940 nm
2.	Camacho et al.	2017	NA	Uvula	NA
3.	Lee et al.	2015	Nonablative Er:YAG laser	Palatoglossal arch, palatopharyngeal arch, and uvula	2940 nm
4.	Camargo et al.	2020	Diode laser	Soft palate, uvula, pharyngeal walls, palatine tonsils, and on the tongue base	808 nm
5.	Karaman et al.	2017	CO2 laser	Tongue base	10,600 nm
6.	Yaremchuk	2016	NA	NA	NA
7.	Miracki et al.	2013	Nonablative Er:YAG	Palate, uvula with the lower part of hard palate, posterior pillars and tonsils, the lateral and bottom sides of the tongue	2940 nm
8.	Neruntarat et al.	2020	Nonablative Er:YAG	Oropharyngeal mucosa, the soft plate, and the tongue	2940 nm
9.	Shiffman et al.	2018	Subablative combined Nd:YAG and Er:YAG	Soft palate and uvula	1064 nm, 2940 nm
10.	Sippus	2015	Er:YAG laser	Soft intraoral tissue	1064 nm and 2940 nm
11.	Storchi et al.	2018	Er.YAG	Soft palate, uvula, tonsillary regions, and base of the tongue	2940 nm
12.	Wischhusen et al.	2019	NA	NA	NA